Realising Australias uranium potential Sinclair Davidson is a Professor in the School of Economics Finance and Marketing at RMIT University and a Senior F ellow at the Institute of P ublic Affairs He has written extensively on taxati on policy in Australia and is a regular contributor to public debate His opinion pieces have been published in The Age The Australian Australian Financial Review Sydney Morning Herald and W all Street Journal Asia Sinclair has also been published in academic journ als such as the European Journal of P olitical Economy Journal of Economic Behaviour and Organization and the Cato Journal Ashton De Silva is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Economics Finance and Marketing at RMIT University He is an applied econometrician specialising in the analysis of the property including housing sector natural resources credit fnancial markets and government policy He has published papers in leading international academic journals as well as written severa l reports for key industry bodies He has published in various academic journals including Economic Modelling and The International Journal of Statistical Modelling The Minerals Council of Australia is the peak national body representing Australias exploration mining and minerals processing industry nationally and internationally in its contribution to sustainable economic and social development This publication is part of the overall program of the MCA as endorsed by its Board of Directors but does not necessarily refect the views of individual members of the Board Minerals Council of Australia Level 3 44 Sydney A ve F orrest ACT 2603 PO Box 4497 Kingston ACT Australia 2604 P 61 2 6233 0600 F 61 2 6233 0699 www mineralsorgau infomineralsorgau Cover photograph courtesy of Cameco Australia Copyright 2015 Minerals Council of Australia All rights reserved Apart from any use permitted under the Copyright Act 1968 and subsequent amendments no part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of the publisher and copyright holders